Noiseless ash-can.



A. M. H. DB-BRUYGKER.

'NOISBLESS ASH GAN. APPLICATION FILED snr'r ..7,1911.

Patented June 4, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON. n. c.

AUGUST M. H. DE BRUYCKER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NOISELESS ASH-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 4, 1912. Application filed September 7, 1911. Serial No. 648,023. 7

fastened by rivets I or other means to the To all whom it may concern:

ower end of the body A, the saidrivets be- Beit known that I, AUGUST Ml H. DE BRUYCKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved N oiseless Ash- Can, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 7

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved ash can arrlnged to permit of moving the can over pavements, floors and the like, or bumping one can against the other without producing the undesirable noise now incident to handling. metallic ash cans of the usual construction.

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a ring of rope held between retaining members formed on bands or hoops attached to the body or cover of the ash can, the said bands or hoops also forming reinforcing members for the body or cover.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference in- J of the cam bottom J in position on the body A. Openings K are made in the lower end of the body A below the bottom J, the openings also passing through the bands G and so as to prevent the trapping of air in the lower portion of the body A.

It will be noticed that by the arrangement described, the ash can can be readily moved over a pavement, floor or the like without producing any undesirable noise, as the rope F supports the can body on the pavement or floor and hence practically renders the ash can noiseless while moving the same from one place to another for dumping ashes and returning the ash can.

For ash cans having a body A provided with a bottom A as shown in Fig. 4, the rope ring F is held in place by flanges G and H of metallic bands G H riveted to the sides of the body A and the bottom A, as plainly indicated in Fig.3. If desired, a ring L, of asbestos or a like matedicate corresponding parts in all the views. rial, is interposed between the rope ring F Figure l is a perspective view of the ash and the body A at the junction of the latcan; Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevatlon of ter with the bottom A the said asbestos ring forming a cushion for the rope ring F.

In order to render the cover Q for the ash can noiseless when placing the same on the sidewalk, floor or other support, use is made of a rope ring 0, engaged at opposite sides by flanges P and Q the latter of which is formed on the peripheral edge of the cover, and the former of which is formed on a band P secured on said cover edge, so that the rope ring 0 extends downwardly beyond the flanges P and Q and hence rests on the sidewalk or floor, to support the cover and to render the same practically noiseless when throwing the cover on the sidewalk or the like and also when properly placed on the body A, to rest on the flange B as before mentioned.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and d sire to secure by Letters Patent:

An ash can comprising a cylindrical body open at both ends, a base extending within, and closing the lower end of said body, said base having a circular flange disposed against the extreme lower body edge, and terminating in an outwardly bent and inthe same; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same partly broken out; Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation of a modified form of the ash can; and Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation of the ash can cover.

The body A of the ash can is provided near its upper end with metallic bands B and C having their opposite edges provided with flanges B, C for clampingly engaging a ring D made of rope or similar material, and retained in place by the said flanges B and C, in such a manner that a portion of the rope ring D extends outwardly beyond the flanges to form a noiseless abutment in case adjacent cans abut against each other. The bands B and C are fastened to the body A by suitable means, such as rivets E, and the said bands strongly reinforce the upper end of the body A besides forming a retaining device for the rope ring D, the flange B of the upper band B also forming a rest for the noiseless edge of a cover to be hereinafter described.

A rope ring F forms the base for the ash can to rest on, and this rope ring F is clamped between the flanges H and G of retaining and reinforcing rings G and H 111g also used for fastening the flange wardly curved portion, a band disposed around the inside of said flange and having a grooved portion opposite said grooved flanged portion, a bufier ring partially disposed within said opposite curved portion of said flange and said band, and means to secure said band and said flange to the lower body edge whereby to clamp said buiier ring in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 1 name to this specification in the presence of the snbscrlbing witnesses.

AUGUST M. H- DE BRUYCKER.

Witnesses:

E. T. NEWMAN, THOMAS CONNOR, SIGMUND HONNEKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the F Commissioner of Eatents, Washington, I). C. 

